Amazon planning to release 5 or 6 tablets?

A few weeks ago, it was rumored that Amazon was planning to come out with as many as four new versions of its Kindle Fire tablet device. Now the US head of the retail store chain Staples claims that the number of new tablet versions coming from Amazon could be even more that previously rumored.

According to Reuters, Demos Parneros, president of the US division of Staples, claims that Amazon will release five or even six new tablet SKUs. He also says that one of them might be a 10-inch model. Amazon has not yet commented on Parneros's claims.

Previous rumors claimed that three seven-inch versions of the next Kindle Fire tablet will be made. One reportedly has a resolution of 1024x600 but no on board camera. The other has a higher resolution of 1280x800 with a camera. The third Kindle Fire 2 seven-inch also reportedly has a 1280x800 resolution screen and a camera but will also include a 4G wireless antenna. Amazon is also reportedly working on a larger, 8.9-inch Kindle Fire tablet with a 1920x1200 resolution.